Current Development Approvals

Property Management Plan

Environmental Management System

Recommended by the Industry?

Required by law?

Likely to be of benefit to the business?

NSW EPA EPL (water, noise, air ect)

Council (trade waste, ossm etc)

NSW Office of Water (irrigation, water etc)

Workcover (white card, dangerous goods etc)

Does the business discharge to an onsite sewage management system (OSSM)?

Does the system have a current approval to operate?

Is the system operating satisfactorily?

Is there visual evidence of erosion hazards on site? E.g. Steep or unstable slopes, cleared drainage lines, bare unprotected earth.

Does the property/business have a plan to control runoff, erosion, sediment and litter on site?

Is there visual evidence of natural features such as drainage lines, water bodies and existing vegetation being retained (or revegetated) around the property?

Is water diverted from the property held in storage dams for later use in irrigation?

Located away from drainage lines?

Minimal in number and size?

Built with slope greater than 2:1?

Stored in an appropriate area?

Held on a hardened surface?

Covered?

Are internal pathways and roadways stabilised to control erosion?

Is vegetation or other means used to cover bare soil at all times?

Does the site have established vegetation or stabilised buffer zones to creeks and waterways?

Open channel or watercourse?

Dam?

Bushland?

Pasture?

Storage tanks/absorption trenches?

Artificial wetland?

Are buffer zones established to filter stormwater/surface water runoff before it enters any of the above?

Are water storage dams constructed on site?

Are the dams fenced and stock access limited?

Are wastes disposed of on site at an approved waste management facility?

Are wastes stored in a manner to prevent the escape of pollutants to the environment?

Is any waste disposed of on site?

Is any waste incinerated on site?

Smoke

Dust particles

Odours/fumes/vapours/steam?

Is there a need for air quality controls on the property?

Is air pollution likely to be a problem on this property?

Is there any evidence of contamination on the site?

Has any remediation (clean-up) been undertaken in the past, or is it planned for the future?

Does the condition of the facility represent a hazard to the environment or human health and safety?

Is the property on Council's contaminated land register?